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T20 World Cup | Twitter erupts as Akeal Hosein flies in the air to grab one-handed screamer

West Indies left-arm spinner, Akeal Hosein left Twitter erupting after grabbing an exceptional effort off his own bowling. In the match against England, Hosein flew to his left in the follow-through and clung on to a leading edge off the bat of Liam Livingstone. Hosein showed incredible athleticism to bend his body and grab the ball parallelly to his popping crease to make things difficult for England in their chase.

West Indies were rocked at 55 all out by England and Hosein picked two wickets including Livingstone’s wicket to leave England 39/4.









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T20 World Cup | AUS vs SA: Proteas bowlers make Aussies work hard for first win despite small target

Australia had to work a bit hard to etch a win against South Africa despite getting a good start from the bowlers in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Chasing 119 in 20 overs the Australian team lost some early wickets and were reduced to 38/3 before Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell joined hands to stitch a stand of 42 runs for the fourth wicket. But Smith’s departure for 35 was followed by Maxwell’s dismissal who was undone by Tabraiz Shamsi as the Aussie side was left tottering at 81/5 in the 16th over. Later, Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade took the onus on themselves and steadied the ship for the side with an unbeaten partnership of 40 runs for the sixth wicket. Stoinis remained unbeaten at 24 off 16 while Wade struck a 10-ball 15* to see the side home by 5 wickets in the final over. Anrich Nortje was the pick of the bowlers who scalped a couple of wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs while Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj and Shamsi bagged a wicket apiece during the course. Earlier, in the day, Aaron Finch who won the toss asked South Africa to bat first and the Australian bowlers responded pretty well. First Glenn Maxwell cleaned up a dangerous-looking Temba Bavuma and then Josh Halewood scalped a couple of wickets in quick succession that included the dismissal of Quinton de Kock. The Proteas were soon reduced to 46/4 before Aiden Markram and David Miller tried to provide some resistance to the side. The right-left batting combination scored 34 runs for the fifth wicket but Miller’s departure broke the shackles and South Africa lost wickets in quick succession to get restricted to 118/9 in 20 overs eventually. Mitchell Starc, Hazlewood and Adam Zampa picked up two wickets each while Maxwell and Cummins had one wicket each to their name. Later, Australia captain Finch lauded Stoinis and Wade for keeping their composure and taking the team over the line. “The dugout was relaxed than I was. Quite stressful, and I was nervous. Stoinis and Wade showed a cool head to get us over the line, and that is what a bit of experience can do. Maxwell did a really good job with the ball. We knew he had good matchups in the powerplay. Our whole bowling unit was outstanding,” he said in the post-match presentation. Australia will now play Sri Lanka on October 28 while South Africa will be up against the West Indies on October 26 in Dubai.

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T20 World Cup | SL vs BAN: In-form sides eager to test each other's depth in low-key contest

While the tournaments such as the T20 World Cup throws up riveting contests between heavyweights of the world cricket that also determines the course of the tournament, one downside of these tournaments is that it also offers contests that don’t have any impact outside of the two sides involved. The third game of the Super 12 phase of the ongoing T20 world cup is a game of the second scenario as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are set to go head to head against each other. Yes, the shortness of the format and the tournament allows teams on the lower standings massive opportunities to inflict surprise on big teams, but both these sides will not be reprimanded for not having larger than life objectives from this game. The buildup Bangladesh were slow to get off the ground and were rocked by Scotland in the first game of the tournament. However, they picked themselves up quickly and plummeted Papua New Guinea and Oman to seal a spot in the Super 12 of the tournament. On the other hand, Sri Lanka have been an in-form side so far and have won all of their games in the qualifying round. Sri Lanka of now are not the same side that won the championship in the 2014 edition and the fact that they had to come through the qualifying round speaks a lot of their downwards curve. They suffered their first bilateral series defeat against Bangladesh earlier this year and hence this world cup encounter will be a massive opportunity for the Lankan lions to use their rich vein of form and rout the Bangla Tigers. Contest within contest Shakib Al Hasan vs Wanindu Hasaranga Shakib Al Hasan put his hands up and put on all-round performances one after another to help Bangladesh get back amongst good form and on the path to Super 12. On the other hand, Wanindu Hasarnaga has been one of the most talked-about cricketers of Sri Lanka and the skipper Dasun Shanaka would be banking on his wrist spin to produce goods against Bangladesh. He is most likely to be brought into the attack to stop Shakib from running away with the game with the bat. Interestingly, both these men are in ominous form and that sets up for a riveting battle on a Sunday at the Sharjah cricket stadium where there are high chances of ball spinning and both these men are wise craftsmen to trouble batsmen. Shakib was the chief destructor of Papua New Guinea and Oman batting lineups along with putting on a magnificent batting performance against Oman in the second game. Hasaranga, meanwhile, was the lynchpin of Sri Lanka’s unbeatne streak in the first stage and picked as many as six wickets, giving away only 45 runs in his 11 overs spread across three games. Also, Bangladesh top order is not that formidable and if Hasaranga gets on the top of Shakib and wishfully other senior men such as Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur with his variations, the story could be a jubilant one for the Sri Lankan lions. Match details Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Match no.: 15, Super 12 Group 1 Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Date & Time: Oct 24, 02:00 PM LOCAL, 03:30 IST Pitch report There has been only one game at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium so far in the tournament and only Sri Lanka among both sides have played at the venue. They had run over a clueless Netherlands side on a surface that supported prodigious turn. In the second phase of the Indian Premier League as well, the pitches at the venue seldom provided pace and enough carry for the batsmen to make those games run feast. There is a high chance that the nature of the surface will be similar and conserving the quality of spin on offer from both sides, the batsmen on either side should mentally prepare themselves for a tough and attritional challenge. Team News Sri Lanka Sri Lanka will have to make a forced change from the playing they fielded against the Netherlands as Maheesh Theekshana has been ruled out of the game due to injury. He rose rapidly onto the big stage for the presence of carrom ball in his arsenal but Sri Lanka also have a like for like replacement in Akila Dananjaya. Apart from the spinner, all of the 10 members of the last game should find themselves in the playing XI once again albeit there will be pressure on the top order to make use of the powerplay, which won’t be easy as they are not in a great run of form. Probable XI Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (WK), Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (C), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya, Lahiru Kumara Bangladesh Bangladesh will be a bit anxious about their top order after mixed results in the first three games of the tournament. However, they will be relieved at the return of form of the three senior-most men in the group. The trio of Mahmudullah, Shakib and Mushfiqur form the engine room and Bangladesh will need all three of them to come with full firepower and acceleration against Sri Lanka. Probable XI Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Mahedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Nurul Hasan (WK), Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah (C), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman CE Fantasy XI Kushal Perera (WK), Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Avishka Fernando, Naim Sheikh, Dasun Shanaka, Shakib Al Hasan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mustafizur Rahman, Lahiru Kumara, Mohammad Saifuddin Captain: Shakib Al Hasan Vice-captain: Wanindu Hasaranga

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T20 World Cup | IND vs PAK: Traditional rivalry returns as India, Pakistan begin campaign

The broadcasters had to wait for more than two years to release another ‘Mauka Mauka’ advertisement as India had last played Pakistan in the 50-over World Cup in 2019. They could have come face to face in 2020 had the Covid-19 situation wasn’t there. BUT…BUT…BUT…Here we are some moments away from the most awaited, exciting and high-voltage drama that will take place in Dubai on a Sunday evening. YESSS…India will be up against Pakistan in an ICC tournament fixture. Pakistan have already made some said and unsaid statements ahead of the clash. For instance, captain Babar Azam is pretty confident and said, “the team is not thinking of the past but the future’. Well, that’s certainly a good approach as the game is all about the present and not past records. Second, Pakistan announced the 12-man squad ahead of the India clash. On the other hand, India captain Virat Kohli has admitted that Pakistan is a strong side to face and it would require plan and execution to dominate them. “Pakistan are a strong team, we need to come up with a strong plan and execute it well,” he said ahead of the match. Well, these bold statements, media bytes can go on forever but the bottom line is that whenever there is an India-Pakistan clash scheduled, the two teams have to start from scratch. Match Details India vs Pakistan, Match 16, Super 12 Group 2 Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Date & Time: October 24th, at 7:30 PM IST and 6:00 PM Local Time Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar Pitch Report The track in Dubai might have something on offer for the batsmen but the key would be to get their eye in first. The spinners on the other hand can get some help in the middle overs. If you win the toss, elect to field first. Team News India: India captain Virat Kohli has said that all-rounder Hardik Pandya is slowly moving towards the stage where he can bowl at least a couple of overs in the tournament. “Hardik (Pandya) is getting to the stage where he can bowl a couple of overs at some point during the tournament,” Virat Kohli told reporters on Saturday. Pakistan: Pakistan announced the 12-man squad for this important encounter against India and the management has included the likes of experienced Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik. Current form The India batters were on song in both their warm-up matches. From Rohit Sharma to KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan, the batsmen just took the onus on themselves and chased down the target in a pretty authoritative way on both the occasions. On the other hand, the Pakistan bowlers suffered hammering from Rassie van der Dussen and Temba Bavuma during the practice game against South Africa. Van der Dussenn struck a century and helped his side chase down a target of 187 runs. Well, the warm-up matches are considered as the dress rehearsal for the main tournament and they give an opportunity to the team management to make those small tweaks. Pakistan think tank would be keeping an eye on how the Indian batters have been performing. Concerning form of Virat Kohli India skipper Virat Kohli’s hundred drought is increasing with every passing day but what is more concerning is his form with the bat. In the recent outings in UAE during the IPL and warm-up match, Kohli hasn’t really had a great time. In the last five innings that he has batted, Kohli has only managed to cross the 20-run mark twice while has a couple of single-digit scores as well to his name. Moreover, the right-hander’s batting strike rate isn’t that quick and after he confirmed that he would be playing at number three spot, Kohli would be required to fine tune his scoring rate so that the other batters aren’t under the pump. Problem of plenty for India If you want to see an example of ‘turning fortunes’, Ishan Kishan it is. The left-handed batsman has been on a ruthless run in the past three matches and has notched up fifties on all the three occasions. Looking at the young lad’s batting, it gives you a certain feeling that he is up there to prove something. But this ‘but’ wouldn’t really bring much joy for Ishan’s fans. Despite the fact that the youngster is in that good touch, it’s difficult for him to find a place in the final XI as the top-order comprises Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Kohli while Rishabh Pant would be India’s first-choice wicket-keeper batsman. Apart from this, Pant is someone who can take on the bowlers from the word go while Ishan takes a bit of time to get his eye in. ‘Steady’ Babar Azam Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been in sublime form in the past few T20 matches that he has played barring the last warm-up matches. He was among runs during the domestic T20 tournament but the right-hander is another batter whose scoring rate is a bit of a problem at the highest level. Babar has the ability to score runs but not as quickly as the other batsmen in the line up. So, he can play the role of keeping things steady for his side and be the anchor throughout the innings. Riding on experience Pakistan have included Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik in the squad of 12 for the India game. Both the players have played a lot of cricket all around the globe and are rated in the list of some of the finest batters that world cricket has seen. Apart from this, both Hafeez and Malik can be handy with the ball too which adds a lot of quality to that formidable unit of the Pakistan team. Probable XI India: Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf CE Fantasy XI Mohammad Rizwan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Babar Azam, Asif Ali, Ravindra Jadeja (C), Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Shaheen Afridi (VC)